WEBVTT Kind: captions Language: en 00:00:00.350 --> 00:00:06.621 An M. A. P., or MAP as it’s called, stands for Multiple Animator Project. It’s a big 00:00:06.621 --> 00:00:11.760 animation made up of lots of tiny parts animated by different people. If you haven’t seen 00:00:11.760 --> 00:00:16.270 one before, all of these animators got together to make one just for you and it’s really 00:00:16.270 --> 00:00:21.050 fricking great. It’s called Fly Away. It’s linked in the description. Watch it and visit 00:00:21.050 --> 00:00:24.690 the people’s channels whose animations are your favorite. 00:00:24.690 --> 00:00:31.540 Yeah. Wow. I was so impressed with what we made. Not only did the animators who I ranked 00:00:31.540 --> 00:00:36.039 as having high skills make cleary amazing stuff, but the animators I chose because they 00:00:36.039 --> 00:00:40.930 had a lot of potential made artwork above the skill level I ranked them at. Basically, 00:00:40.930 --> 00:00:46.440 the best thing they’ve ever animated so far is in the Fly Away MAP. I wasn’t expecting 00:00:46.440 --> 00:00:47.440 that. 00:00:47.440 --> 00:00:52.399 Fly Away is a music video MAP. A popular music video MAP you might have already seen is the 00:00:52.399 --> 00:00:58.079 JohnTron Firework cover. While most MAPs are music videos, there are other types of collaborations 00:00:58.079 --> 00:01:04.239 people can make. The Mama Luigi Project reanimated the entire episode of Super Mario World, each 00:01:04.239 --> 00:01:10.439 of the 227 animators making a few seconds for it. Doors is a string of animations where 00:01:10.439 --> 00:01:15.520 the only requirement is each animator must have a stick man must enter door one and exit 00:01:15.520 --> 00:01:20.940 door two. The MAP host then takes all of the finished animations, organizes them, and adds 00:01:20.940 --> 00:01:21.940 music. 00:01:21.940 --> 00:01:28.680 There’s a lot of potential to make unique types of MAPs. The one thing all types have 00:01:28.680 --> 00:01:34.009 in common is each participating animator only makes a small section. This is really great 00:01:34.009 --> 00:01:38.420 for the animator because they can put lots of hours into making a high quality short, 00:01:38.420 --> 00:01:42.530 yet the end product is going to be several minutes long and get a lot more attention 00:01:42.530 --> 00:01:45.090 than seven seconds would on its own. 00:01:45.090 --> 00:01:50.479 Because MAPs have many different styles of animation strung together, they’re great 00:01:50.479 --> 00:01:55.860 for talent scouting. Almost every time I watch a MAP I find a new amazing animator I haven’t 00:01:55.860 --> 00:01:59.719 seen before. The best part is when you go to their channel and can see more videos that 00:01:59.719 --> 00:02:05.130 tell the stories of their characters, like Daria’s vampires, Gothfrog’s people, and 00:02:05.130 --> 00:02:09.530 WarriorRainyDay’s animals, just to name a few. Almost half of the clips in Fly Away 00:02:09.530 --> 00:02:12.080 have characters with existing backstory. 00:02:12.080 --> 00:02:17.250 What you see in a MAP depends greatly on the rules in place. For Fly Away, there was no 00:02:17.250 --> 00:02:23.050 theme and all characters were allowed, whether or not they are original or part of a franchise. 00:02:23.050 --> 00:02:27.360 The result is a mix of outside characters and characters owned by the artist, like Jaystar 00:02:27.360 --> 00:02:32.500 using How to Train Your Dragon, versus Zileris and Marina who drew their personal characters. 00:02:32.500 --> 00:02:38.960 Most MAPs have rules about what you can do. The organizer might only allow original characters, 00:02:38.960 --> 00:02:44.000 only allow fandom characters, or might be specific to one thing, like Warrior Cats. 00:02:44.000 --> 00:02:47.077 There may be a theme you have to follow. You might only get 24 hours to draw. You might 00:02:47.077 --> 00:02:52.920 only be allowed to use certain colors. Some MAP hosts even script part or all of the animation, 00:02:52.920 --> 00:02:58.090 and each participant has to animate what the script says. The more rules, the more cohesive 00:02:58.090 --> 00:03:02.770 and sensible the resulting video, but the less likely people are to participate. 00:03:02.770 --> 00:03:08.330 Generally it is a good idea to limit the scope to a specific fandom, or to a specific theme 00:03:08.330 --> 00:03:13.500 to make the project feel more composed. I was worried Fly Away would be so random it 00:03:13.500 --> 00:03:20.431 would be hard to watch, but it turned out great. There are some nice coincidences. Purple 00:03:20.431 --> 00:03:25.770 at the end of Jendra’s part, purple at the beginning of ZoroArts right after that makes 00:03:25.770 --> 00:03:30.481 for a nice transition. Dilaughosaurus and Tykit’s parts just happen to be next to 00:03:30.481 --> 00:03:33.870 each other with a nighttime stars and moon setting. 00:03:33.870 --> 00:03:39.250 Something unique about the Fly Away MAP is it has different types of animation besides 00:03:39.250 --> 00:03:44.240 2D. 2D is very popular in these types of projects, so I immediately jumped on the chance for 00:03:44.240 --> 00:03:49.120 3D animation and for stop motion. Right now you’re seeing the process BigBoneMolasses 00:03:49.120 --> 00:03:50.840 did to make his part. 00:03:50.840 --> 00:03:55.250 There is a whole community of people who make and host MAPs, and the community has its own 00:03:55.250 --> 00:04:00.840 famous artists and all that. After watching all this, you may be wondering how to join 00:04:00.840 --> 00:04:05.480 an animation collaboration. The first step is to find people likely to host new collabs, 00:04:05.480 --> 00:04:12.510 or to find a MAP that is still open. Search for MAP part or MAP animation on YouTube, 00:04:12.510 --> 00:04:17.590 look up what the parts people are posting are for, and you’ll find the main project. 00:04:17.590 --> 00:04:22.100 If you’re a Scratch animator, MAPs are popular over there too. 00:04:22.100 --> 00:04:26.100 Hosting your own Mutli Animator Project is different from joining one. If you want your 00:04:26.100 --> 00:04:30.870 MAP to be successful, you need to know enough people who will join to fill in all of the 00:04:30.870 --> 00:04:37.130 spots. Not enough animators is the main reason MAPs fail.The other big challenge as a host 00:04:37.130 --> 00:04:42.810 is that there are people who are going to drop out after they signed up. It’s a guarantee. 00:04:42.810 --> 00:04:46.650 Be ready to find a replacement for whoever fails. A lot of hosts take backups to fill 00:04:46.650 --> 00:04:48.030 in for people who quit. 00:04:48.030 --> 00:04:49.470 One more tip for hosting is to frequently check in with your animators, and don’t 00:04:49.470 --> 00:04:50.470 give them too much time. Speaking of that, special thanks to these 00:04:50.470 --> 00:04:53.841 three for saving my butt. They took a 72 hour challenge to animate their parts, so they 00:04:53.841 --> 00:04:56.460 animated what you see here in one weekend. 00:04:56.460 --> 00:05:01.870 I’m so honored to have had the animators I did in this MAP. I really appreciate it. 00:05:01.870 --> 00:05:04.970 I’m humbled because some of you are so good. Haha. I’m kind of embarrassed you’re even 00:05:04.970 --> 00:05:08.210 listening to me talk right now. 00:05:08.210 --> 00:05:12.560 I’ll end with a little bit of Mutli Animator Project history. Did you know that MAPs were 00:05:12.560 --> 00:05:17.820 inspired by video editors? Video editors have been making big collaborations on the internet 00:05:17.820 --> 00:05:23.720 for a bit longer. They combine video clips, audio, art, and text from all kinds of different 00:05:23.720 --> 00:05:48.419 sources to make something new. AMV Hell is an example of this.